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19 February 2009 tagged Canon, Carl McKinney, Photography, tilt shift with no comments
Canon gets shifty: “
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Canon today announced an update to their line-up of tilt-shift lenses, giving more control to the existing 24mm f/3.5 TS lens, and more impressively introducing a 17mm f/4L, by far the widest tilt-shift lens made for the 35mm system. Tilt-shift lenses allow you to play with the focal plane in much the same way that you can do with most large format view cameras. Check out the Canon flickr group for some examples. The standard use for this is to create deep depth-of-field even wide open and to adjust for perspective distortion, getting all of your vertical lines straight. This is a big deal for architectural shooters and editorial shooters who know that photo editors and art buyers go crazy over that ‘view camera look.’
But the real uptick in recent tilt-shift users have been photographers ‘using it wrong’ — creating interesting fields of blur that are unrelated to a subject’s distance from the camera. It’s a big trend in artsy wedding photography, for instance, and although I’ve never gotten into it…..
(Via Amazon.)
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6 February 2009 tagged Google with no comments
Google’s Answer To The Kindle?: “
You’ve got to love Google and their maaaad embrace of the iPhone platform. They’ve contributed a ton to the growth of the platform.
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(Via Techcrunch.)
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2 February 2009 tagged friends, party, Super Bowl with no comments
Yesterday I reluctantly stayed up until 2 pm last night partying with friends. Not to say that it wasn’t fun and all, but I’m definitely paying the price today for the debauchery. I chatted with peedie online and she feels the same way. Tonight might be is a journal / Wiiware / chill night.
ps- I solved a rubric cube fir the first time ever! Okay, so my iPhone solved it for me but still, kinda cool right?
pss- my sister made some super tasty rye bread this weekend. Here’s an image of a loaf. I would have taken an after shot, but it went so quick it was almost impossible. 
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28 January 2009 tagged Business, Clintonville, Skreened with no comments
I first heard about Skreened through my facebook friend Walker Evans. Immediately after reading about the concept I thought to myself, “now why didn’t I think of that.” But, almost equally as sweet as me making a ton of money by discovering a relevant new media idea is watching another cool Columbusonian come up with an idea that flourishes. Daniel Fox’s Skreened.com just so happens to be one of these proud gems.
What I think really sets Skreened apart from their competitors are two things. One, their understanding and open use of technology as a driver for their business development and two, their commitment to environmentally sustainable and socially responsible practices. Even its tag line of “ethically custom” suggests this as a company mantra.
All their suppliers are chosen, not only because of their ability to deliver a quality product, but because of something more. Suppliers are also chosen because of their adherence to a tight standard of ethics. These traits, I feel only help to differentiate Skreened as “something unique” in the ultra competitive T-shirt business.
I was so excited about the concept I immediately set up three accounts online to secure the usernames and shop titles that I was interested in preserving. I set up an account for myself, and one for my band EL*7. The cool thing about these free accounts is the ability to create multiple shops. Shops are like stores where you can showcase different types of products. This is really nice if you want to create a consistency among your product offerings.
iPhone photos of the process available after the bump.
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